Criminal organizations deemed "Sixth Family"

Various criminal organizations have been deemed the "Sixth Family", often by the press or the criminal underworld. One of the more notable organizations to receive the designation is the Rizzuto crime family based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, though the Rizzuto family does not refer to itself as the "Sixth Family".[1] One of the most powerful North American Mafia families, the Rizzuto family has worked closely with the New York Five Families.[1]

Other criminal organizations referred to as the "Sixth Family" include: